Basic Setup; What You Will Need Before You Begin; Verify System Requirements - NETGEAR WG311 Installation Manual

This section describes how to install your NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 and
set up basic wireless connectivity on your Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). Advanced
wireless network configuration is covered in
Note: Indoors, computers can easily connect to 802.11 wireless networks at distances of
several hundred feet. Because walls do not always block wireless signals, others from
outside your immediate area could access your network. It is important to take
appropriate steps to secure your network from unauthorized access. The NETGEAR 54
Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311 provides highly effective security features which
are covered in
features appropriate to your needs.

What You Will Need Before You Begin

You need to verify that your computer meets the minimum system requirements and identify the
wireless network configuration settings of the WLAN where you will connect before you can
configure your wireless pc adapter and connect.

Verify System Requirements

Before installing the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PCI Adapter WG311, please make sure that
these minimum requirements have been met:
• Pentium III class computer with an available PCI slot
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• CD-ROM drive
• 20 Mbytes of free hard disk space
• Some versions of Windows may ask for the original Windows operating system installation
files to complete the installation of the WG311 driver software

Basic Setup

"Enabling Wireless Security Features" on page
Chapter 3, "Configuration"
Chapter 2
Basic Setup
in this manual.
3-8. Deploy the security
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